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2) Painting
Roses Part 1
3) Painting
Roses Part 2Special thanks to painting professionalsDavid
Hagan, William
Whitaker, Virgil
Elliott ,
Anne
Kullberg,
Chad
Wooters,
Louise
Clare
and art historian Iian Neil for their contributions to the painting
lessons
NEWCommodore
Perry and the 1813 battle of Lake Erie.
Thor - God of Thunder the
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Columbus, Portrait, seascape of his ships reaching the New
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